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DesfluraneNCT06026033

The Effect of Anthropometrics on Desflurane Rise Time

An observational study of Desflurane and Anesthesia, General, run by Recep Tayyip Erdogan University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Desflurane is increasingly used in general anesthesia. Its pharmacokinetic properties are known and its distribution is easily modeled. Yet these models fail in practice. In order to increase accuracy, any model should include cardiac output, alveolar ventilation and alveolar dead space, all of which are either hard… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Desflurane, Anesthesia, General
What is being tested?
Desflurane induction
How many people
361 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
1 Feb 2022to 1 Sep 2023
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Adult patients, who are scheduled for elective general anesthesia. Maintenance of anesthesia with desflurane should be included in the routine anesthesia plan.

Who may be able to join

  • age > 18 years
  • planned elective surgery
  • planned inhalational anesthesia
  • planned use of desflurane

Who cannot join

  • emergency surgery
  • use of other inhalational anesthetic agent (sevoflurane, isoflurane, nitrous oxide)
  • disclosed or recognized pregnancy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Medical Faculty, Department of Anesthesiology and Reanimation

    Rize, 53100

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: Does Desflurane Take Longer to Reach Target Endtidal Concentration in Patients With Higher Body Muscle Content: a Pragmatic Study

Desflurane is increasingly used in general anesthesia. Its pharmacokinetic properties are known and its distribution is easily modeled. Yet these models fail in practice. In order to increase accuracy, any model should include cardiac output, alveolar ventilation and alveolar dead space, all of which are either hard to measure or impractical, at least.

A previous study performed by the same investigator showed that time to target endtidal concentration of sevoflurane is prolonged with increased cardiac output, but only if the patient has increased muscle mass. Although desflurane has lower muscle and fat solubility, our observations suggest a similar prolongation in case of increased muscle mass.

The investigators aim to investigate if patient characteristics such as gender, age, height, weight, body type prolongs time to reach target endtidal desflurane concentration in low flow anesthesia.

Read the detailed description

Low flow anesthesia is a frequently used application in anesthesiology practice. With the widespread use of modern anesthesia devices, the implementation of this application has become easier and its complications have been greatly reduced. It is routinely applied in our clinic, accompanied by both the protocols in the literature and the protocols the investigators have created.

Desflurane is the most recently developed inhaler anesthetic agent, and it has advantages such as faster recovery from anesthesia and less metabolism compared to sevoflurane. Although the physicochemical properties of desflurane are known, computer models for its use with low-flow anesthesia are based on desflurane's physicochemical properties, and not on the pharmacokinetic properties of patients. The inhaled induction times obtained with these models do not agree with our observations in practice.

In a study conducted in 2021, it was shown that parameters such as cardiac output and alveolar ventilation can increase the accuracy of these models. Among these models, the most frequently used one in the literature is included in the Gas Man simulator, which is also used in anesthesia specialty training. It allows one to perform studies that compare simulation-based and in vivo values are carried out.

A similar study was conducted by us with sevoflurane in 2018; A significant difference was found in the rate of increase in alveolar sevoflurane concentration according to cardiac output and muscle mass. Based on this study, the investigators aimed to investigate the effect of the patient's muscle mass evaluated by pragmatic measures such as height, body weight and body type on the rate of increase in the alveolar concentration of desflurane.

For this purpose, the investigators aimed to investigate the relationship between the time to reach the targeted alveolar desflurane gas concentration and patient characteristics. The investigators believe that the results of the study will be useful in explaining the factors affecting the induction of general anesthesia with desflurane.

Being tested
Desflurane induction
Keywords
Anesthetics, Inhalation, Anesthesia, General, Desflurane
Medical subject headings
Respiratory Aspiration

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Desflurane inductionDrug

    Following tracheal intubation, the fresh gas flow will be set to 1 liters/minute, desflurane vaporizer will be set to maximum.

Study groups in NCT06026033
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Patients scheduled for general anesthesiaPatients scheduled for elective general anesthesia will be included, if accepts and signs the informed consent. The inhalational anesthetic should be desflurane. No other inhalational agent should be used during the induction of anesthesia. The inspiratory and expiratory concentration of any inhalational agent should be zero before the induction of anesthesia.
Receives: Drug: Desflurane induction

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Rate of rise in expiratory desflurane concentration

    Correlation between the time required for the endtidal expiratory desflurane concentration to reach 8% and patient characteristics

    Measured: intraoperative

  2. Rate of rise in inspiratory desflurane concentration

    Correlation between the time required for the endtidal inspiratory desflurane concentration to reach 6% and patient characteristics

    Measured: intraoperative

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Correlation between occurrence of hypertension and patient characteristics

    Correlation between occurrence of hypertension defined as any measurement of systolic arterial blood pressure > 160 mmHg and patient characteristics

    Measured: intraoperative

  2. Correlation between occurrence of tachycardia and patient characteristics

    Correlation between occurrence of tachycardia defined as any measurement of heart rate > 100/minute and patient characteristics

    Measured: intraoperative

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Sep 2023
  2. Study start1 Feb 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Aug 2023
  4. Study completion1 Sep 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
361 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06026033
Sponsor's protocol ID
2022/11
Status last verified
Dec 2023
First submitted
31 Mar 2023
Last updated
22 Dec 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Weber J, Missbach C, Schmidt J, Wenzel C, Schumann S, Philip JH, Wirth S. Prediction of expiratory desflurane and sevoflurane concentrations in lung-healthy patients utilizing cardiac output and alveolar ventilation matched pharmacokinetic models: A comparative observational study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Feb 12;100(6):e23570. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000023570.

    PubMed 33578509
  • Athiraman U, Ravishankar M, Jahagirdhar S. Performance of computer simulated inhalational anesthetic uptake model in comparison with real time isoflurane concentration. J Clin Monit Comput. 2016 Dec;30(6):791-796. doi: 10.1007/s10877-015-9776-6. Epub 2015 Sep 19.

    PubMed 26386708
  • Philip JH. Using screen-based simulation of inhaled anaesthetic delivery to improve patient care. Br J Anaesth. 2015 Dec;115 Suppl 2:ii89-94. doi: 10.1093/bja/aev370.

    PubMed 26658205

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Desflurane and Anesthesia, General, run by Recep Tayyip Erdogan University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 Dec 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Rate of rise in expiratory desflurane concentration (time frame: intraoperative). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06026033, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 Dec 2023.

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